Dear
Tehja and Taylor,
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| Grandma and Grandpa crossing the equator |
Hello
from Indonesia and from the southern hemisphere! We are now on the west
side of Sumatra and working our way south. We’ll be here until the end of
April, and then we’ll head across the Indian Ocean to an island called
Rodrigues, where we’ll stop for a short while before heading on to Mauritius,
where we’ll leave CanKata when we fly to Canada.
This place is full of lovely children!
This
was an eventful Sweet 16 Day.
First
of all, CanKata turned sixteen. She was launched sometime in March of 1997, so
we picked the 16th as her birthday. You can probably guess why.
Secondly,
we played a game of chess (16 players on each side) and we tied. We both just
kept chasing each other around the board until we got bored and said
“stalemate” which is the chess term for “I’m bored and I quit”.
Thirdly,
Grandpa spent HOURS fixing the fridge. And the good news is, he fixed it! It
seems to be working fine right now, which is a good thing because we have lots
of frozen food that would have been in a lot of trouble if the freezer wasn’t
working.
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| The fridge motor is in this tiny engine room! |
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| Grandpa resting after all his hard work. |
Also
on this day, we sailed from the beautiful bay of Babi to a pretty island called
Banyak. In both places, the water was crystal clear, the trees were rich green,
the sand was almost white, and in both places we were ALL ALONE. Grandpa said,
“All I can hear is nature” (e.g., birds, surf, crickets, the wind in the
trees).
And
we are counting the days until summer … when we will see you!
Loads
of love,
Grandma
and Grandpa Sailor
